Maj. Aniela K. Szymanski, the Civil Affairs Group team

Maj. Aniela K. Szymanski, the Civil Affairs Group team leader in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, speaks with the deputy district governor, Haji Saied Abdul Quyum, during a pre-dinner bonfire, April 8. Szymanski accompanied Female Engagement Team Marines and others with Regimental Combat Team 8 to a dinner at the compound of the district governor, Saied Murad Sadat, where a traditional Afghan meal and music were shared by local Afghans and the Marines.